(idiomatic) to break the ice; to broach a subject; to begin a conversation

gossip, small talk

gossip, rumor

(uncommon, scholarly) Putonghua; Standard Mandarin

(idiomatic) settle a matter / (idiomatic) negotiate, arrange

come to terms, reach agreement

通信社: a news agency

通約: (mathematics) to reduce a fraction to its lowest denominator / 通訳: to interpret (the spoken word)

通約: (mathematics) fractional reduction, reduction of a fraction to its lowest denominator / 通訳: interpreting, interpretation (of the spoken word); an interpreter

yarn (story); tall tale